Public Lecture – Transforming Indian Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

3 April 2014 18.30 – 20.00 | TW1.G.01, London School of Economics and Political Science

Speaker: Isher AhluwaliaChair: Professor Nicholas Stern

Urban areas are integral to India’s growth and development, accounting for around two-thirds of the country’s GDP. Yet the country’s cities face severe challenges and are desperately in need of transformation. Isher Ahluwalia has been involved in efforts to make cities and urbanisation more central to the Indian national policy agenda. Her recent book, ‘Transforming Our Cities: Postcards of Change’ is published by Harper Collins and highlights stories of hope from a diverse range of Indian cities. For this lecture, Isher Ahluwalia will outline insights from her book to offer an analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing Indian cities at this critical juncture.

Alongside the lecture will be the opportunity to purchase Isher Ahluwalia’s new book: ‘Transforming Our Cities: Postcards of Change’. Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia is an eminent Indian economist. She is Chairperson, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and chaired the Indian government’s high-level committee on urban infrastructure and services.